 Every person guilty of murder in the first degree shall suffer death, or confinement in the state prison for life, at the discretion of the jury trying the same; or, upon plea of guilty, the court shall determine the same; and every person guilty of murder...  Reports of Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of the Territory of Utah - Page 55by Utah. Supreme Court, Albert Hagan, John Augustine Marshall, John Maxcy Zane, George L. Nye, James A. Williams, John Walcott Thompson, Joseph M. Tanner, Alonzo Blair Irvine, Harmel L. Pratt, August B. Edler, William S. Dalton, H. Arnold Rich - 1912Full view - About this book
 | Francis Patrick Kenrick - Christian ethics - 1841 - 440 pages
...of the first degree : and all other kinds of murder shall be deemed murder of the second degree. — Every person, guilty of murder in the first degree, shall suffer death." Laws of Pennsylvania, Digest art. Murder. (5) C. Pro humani, de homicidio in 6. 99. Homicidium quod... | |
 | California, Theodore Henry Hittell - Law - 1876 - 986 pages
...1874; Amendments 1873-4, 427; took effect July 1, 1874.*" 13.190. Punishment for murder. SEC. 190. Every person guilty of murder in the first degree, shall suffer death (a) The original eectlon did not have, tbe words " or mayhem." or confinement in the state prison for... | |
 | Utah. Supreme Court, Albert Hagan, John Augustine Marshall, John Maxcy Zane, James A. Williams, Joseph M. Tanner, George L. Nye, John Walcott Thompson, August B. Edler, Alonzo Blair Irvine, Harmel L. Pratt, William S. Dalton, H. Arnold Rich - Law reports, digests, etc - 1890 - 716 pages
...the prisoner in relation to it. Again, the statute (section 1920. Comp. Laws 1876, p. 586) provides: "Every person guilty of murder in the first degree...of the jury, may be imprisoned at hard labor in the penitentiary for life, at the discretion of the court." ... It will be seen by this statute that, in... | |
 | Utah. Supreme Court, Albert Hagan, John Augustine Marshall, John Maxcy Zane, James A. Williams, Joseph M. Tanner, George L. Nye, John Walcott Thompson, August B. Edler, Alonzo Blair Irvine, Harmel L. Pratt, William S. Dalton, H. Arnold Rich - Law reports, digests, etc - 1913 - 676 pages
...of an instruction relating to the recommendation of the jury. We have a statute which provides that "every person guilty of murder in the first degree shall suffer death, or, upon the recommendation of the jury, may be imprisoned at hard labor in the state 2 prison for life in the... | |
 | Utah. Supreme Court, Albert Hagan, John Augustine Marshall, John Maxcy Zane, James A. Williams, Joseph M. Tanner, George L. Nye, John Walcott Thompson, August B. Edler, Alonzo Blair Irvine, Harmel L. Pratt, William S. Dalton, H. Arnold Rich - Law reports, digests, etc - 1881 - 678 pages
...section referred to respecting the mode of punishment. In the act of 1876, however, it is provided that " every person guilty of murder in the first degree shall suffer death," or, etc. CL p. 586, §1920. But no mode, however, of carrying into execution the sentence of death is specified... | |
 | Jabez Franklin Cowdery - 1878 - 842 pages
...imprisonment in the state prison not less than ten years, and which may extend to life. [In California every person guilty of murder in the first degree shall suffer death or confinement in the state prison for life at the discretion of the jury trying the same; or, upon a... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1879 - 856 pages
...repealed :by the Revised Penal Code, and it follows that the existing law of the Territory provides that every person guilty of murder in the first degree shall suffer death, without any other statutory regulation as to the mode of executing the sentence than what is found... | |
 | California - Criminal law - 1881 - 820 pages
...occurred by criminal agency. People v. Ali'ito, 55 Cal. 230. See also People v. Dick, 37 CaL 277. 190. Every person guilty of murder in the first degree shall suffer death or confinement in the state prison for life, at the discretion of the jury trying the same; or upon a... | |
 | California - Criminal law - 1881 - 860 pages
...mitigating or extenuating circumstances, or to show homicide, justifiable or excusable— 45 Cal. 291. 190. Every person guilty of murder in the first degree, shall suffer death or confinement in the State prison for life, at the discretion of the jury trying the same ; or upon a... | |
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